VERNON - A major step forward in flood mitigation work for the City of Vernon has been made possible thanks to grant funding from the Province of British Columbia and the Union of BC Municipalities...
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From The Trenches Podcast: Alison Taylor of Jane (Jane App)
Episode Summary Alison Taylor, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Jane (Jane App), joins host John MacDonald on the latest From the trenches episode. Jane App is a popular online platform for health and...
Groundbreaking New Canadian Workplace Culture Index Launches
Canadian Businesses Can Now Compare How Their Culture Stacks Up Against Companies, At A Time When The Country Is Experiencing A Major Labour Shortage BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian businesses can now...
City Of Vernon Human Resources Division Receives National Accolades
VERNON - The City of Vernon announced its Human Resources (HR) Division and staff members have received national accolades for their dedicated, work and professionalism within the HR profession....
BC PST Refund Extended
BRITISH COLUMBIA – A StrongerBC program that refunds businesses the PST paid on select machinery and equipment will be extended for an additional six months. This extension will give businesses...
Kelowna’s End Summer Hunger Campaign
KELOWNA - After a delay due to the summer fire events, the fifth annual End Summer Hunger is on! Once again our friends at Scotiabank are volunteering and supporting our work with the most...
Equifax Canada: Most Small Businesses Don’t Feel Supported
Don’t Feel Supported By Their Banks Or Government BRITISH COLUMBIA – While most financial institutions and governments are quick to tout their commitment to small businesses, a recent survey from...
BCREA: COVID-19 Economic Recovery September Report
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The dashboard created by the BCREA Economics team focuses on the sectors and activities that have been most significantly impacted by the pandemic and the province's state of...
CERB Introducing Canada To A Communist/Socialist Economy
BRITISH COLUMBIA - CERB is crippling the Canadian economy. It’s a classic case of “the good being the enemy of the best”, where a short-term, possibly well-intentioned solution becoming a long-term...
Penticton Launches New Digital Tasting Room Maps
PENTICTON - As part of its ongoing Love Local initiative, the City of Penticton’s Economic Development department has created digital Tasting Room maps highlighting the 41 wineries, craft breweries,...
Billy Goat Brands Provides Corporate Update
Venture Capital Platform Announces A New Investment In A Sustainable Packaging Solutions Company NANAIMO/KELOWNA - Billy Goat Brands Ltd. (CSE: GOAT), a venture capital platform focused on...
BCREA: Mortgage Rate Forecast
MORTGAGE RATE OUTLOOK CANADA - It was another quiet quarter in the Canadian mortgage market. Canadian five-year fixed rates moved essentially sideways over the summer as optimism about the end of...
BCREA: BC Housing Starts Decline In August
Still High By Historical Standards BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian housing starts declined for the third consecutive month in August, but remain elevated by historical standards. Housing starts...
WorksafeBC Wants To Right Its Wrong
Ombudsperson Calls For Changes To Permit WorksafeBC To Voluntarily Make Payments For Its Own Errors BRITISH COLUMBIA – The Ombudsperson is calling on the province to fix a rarely occurring but...
Nearly A Third Of Canadians Have Not Seen Their Family Doctor Since COVID-19 Began
Pandemic Exposes Inequities And Accelerates Digital Technologies, KPMG In Canada Survey Finds CANADA - As many as a third of Canadians who have family doctors have not seen their primary care...
BCREA: Canadian Inflation August 2021
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 4.1 per cent on a year-over-year basis in August, rising at the fastest rate since 2003. This rise was mostly...
